Suminagashi - Japanese Paper Marbling with Brent Nakamoto

2-Hour Workshop

Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024

Time: 10am-12pm

Description: Suminagashi or "Floating Ink", is a traditional Japanese form of paper marbling. Suminagashi uses Sumi ink, made from soot and animal glue. Suminagashi is great because it is so simple, requiring only two materials and a small number of tools. It is easy to learn, and emphasizes the meditative or relaxing qualities of the process - creating designs that are organic, irregular, and unpredictable - rather than complex patterns. Suminagashi can be modified by using different papers or fabrics, and using different colored inks.

Tuition: $45 + $15 materials fee

Materials: All materials will be provided.

Location: Contemporary Craft (5645 Butler St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201)

Cancellations and Refunds: Workshop cancellations are decided three business days before the start date. If workshops must be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, the entire class fee will be refunded through Eventbrite, or you may leave your workshop fee in your Contemporary Craft account for future workshops.

Refund Policy: Student refund requests must be made at least three business days before a class begins. There will be a $25 cancellation fee. No refunds will be given without three-business days notice. Processing of refunds takes approximately three weeks.

If you require accessibility accommodations, please let us know by calling 412.261.7003 and we are happy to assist you.

About the Artist

Brent Nakamoto is a Queer, Japanese-American, and Buddhist artist with a background in painting and drawing, printmaking, photography, and book arts. He received his BA in Art from UC Santa Barbara in 2012 and MFA in Visual Arts from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis in 2018. He currently lives and works in Pittsburgh, PA. He is the Program and Marketing Coordinator for Brew House Arts, a non-proft arts organization where he manages the Distillery Emerging Artist Residency.

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